The Funny Thing About Parenting
By TJ & Melissa Therrien
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Episodes: 96
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The Funny Thing About Parenting, hosted by TJ and Melissa Therrien, is a podcast for parents who need a quick breather in their week because raising kids is bananas.
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96. The Mom Life
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May 10, 2023 |
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95. Parenting is like a Wrestling Match
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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94. TJ's Coffee Journey ("A Story of Hope") + Having Kids in Elementary School
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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93. Warm Fuzzies With Your Kids
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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92. Refueling the Parenting Tank
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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91. Who Does What? A Picture Into Our Parenting
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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90. TJ's Brother: The Youngest Child Tells All
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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89. Being a Sports Mom is a Part-Time Job
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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88. Girl Dads vs. Boy Dads
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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87. Making Traveling with Kids Less of a Gong Show
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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86. Our trip to Disney World 🌴 Who else needs a vacation after the vacation?
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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85. This is why we can't have ✨nice things✨
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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84. Is Firstborn-Anxiety a Thing?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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83. Birth Order Basics: Breaking down the unique traits and motivations of your firstborn, middle & youngest child ✨ How understanding it can help you be a patient parent
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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82. Getting Rid of Our Stuff: Melissa's decluttering rampage, what we want less of, and discussing whether sentimental value is actually valuable
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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81. Why do boys fart so much? ...plus other great questions from kids & parents (raising boys vs. girls, jealousy with siblings, 4th child dynamics + more!)
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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80. The Magical Sounds of Christmas ✨ Our Top 10 Holiday Tunes 🎵
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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79. Christmas Gifts for Kids: Puppies or Cardboard Boxes?
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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78. The Ultimate Thanksgiving Dinner: Drafting TV Characters to Sit at Your Table
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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77. Amazing Parenting Hacks (...morning routines, making choices, phones, empowering and more!)
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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76. Our First Family Meeting Recap (Golden Rule + Privileges + Hype Theme Song)
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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75. We're Going to Start Having Family Meetings (...and they won't be boring)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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74. What are your kids being for Halloween + Mel's ONE costume as a kid + Why would TJ throw licorice at a car?!
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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73. Four Kids in Four Years + Naming Your Middle Child "Wilder" + Birth Order with Four Kids
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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72. The Funny Thing About School Picture Day
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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71. How a Teacher's Approach Could Change Our Parenting Approach
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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70. All Kids, One Kid, No Kids
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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69. Coffee Time with TJ + Mel
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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68. Only Child Mythbusters
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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67. Laguna Beach + Disneyland Without Kids (and it was lovely)
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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66. Things We Got Away With As Kids
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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65. How on Earth Do You Teach Kids To Be Good Losers?
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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64. We're Talking About Melissa's New Reading Obsession (TJ likes TV + TikTok, Mel likes books)
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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63. Five Things We Wish We Could Control Better ✨FUN PARENTING EDITION✨
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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62. Potty Training Your Youngest Child
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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61. Kids...Go Find Something To Do
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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60. The Funny Thing About Stay-At-Home Parents
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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59. Saturdays at Home With Nowhere To Be
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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58. Which Kid Would You Pick? (Firstborn, Middle or Youngest)
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May 25, 2022 |
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57. Wanting a Fun House vs. Peace and Quiet
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May 18, 2022 |
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56. Mom Stories + Family Trees Should Blow Our Minds
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May 11, 2022 |
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55. Sad or Psyched: Getting Rid of Baby Stuff
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May 04, 2022 |
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54. Kids in Sports: The Great Paradox
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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53. TJ's New Show for Kids 🎬 (what it is + why you'll like it + how your kids can be a part of it!!)
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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52. When You Feel Like You Don't "Do" Anything
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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51. Sleepovers are the Worst
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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50. Don't Take It Personally...
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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49. Why Birth Order Makes Sense in Encanto + Parenting Controversy in Turning Red (a very Disney movie-centric episode)
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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48. The Funny Thing About Birthday Parties 🎉
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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47. Asking Mama Mel (...random questions about being a mom)
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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46. Parenting hot-takes (letting kids win + bath nights + keeping artwork + school pictures + more!)
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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45. The Funny Thing About Family Vacations
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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44. Starting a New Chapter of Life
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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43. LETTING THEM BE LITTLE: Your Parenting Style with the ✨Youngest Child✨
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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42. EMBRACING THE UNICORN: Your Parenting Style with the ✨Middle Child✨
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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41. Your Parenting Style with the ✨Firstborn Child✨
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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40. When Birth Orders Collide in Marriage (part 2)
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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39. When Birth Orders Collide in Marriage
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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38. What Made 2021 Special? (your highlights & ours too!)
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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37. The Great Christmas Movie Debate (OUR TOP 10!)
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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36. Listener Questions pt. 2 (sisters always fighting + right time to have kids + only children + things our kids have destroyed + surviving Disney World with kids + relating to your kids + more!)
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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35. Listener Questions (parenting fears + unorganized firstborns + kid's nonstop questions + yelling + keeping the romance alive + more!)
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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34. Diaries of a Firstborn
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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33. Sit Down and Eat Your Dinner
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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32. The Special Similarities of Your Firstborn and Youngest Child
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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31. Getting Your Kid a Phone pt. 2 (Teens + Snapchat)
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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30. The Funny Thing About Parent/Teacher Conferences
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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29. Getting Your Kid a Phone + TikTok101 for Parents
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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28. When Your Kids Brawl & Bawl
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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27. The Funny Thing About Giving Birth
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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26. Middle Child vs. Youngest Child ✨Disney World Edition✨
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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25. The Funny Thing About Family Pictures
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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24. The Experience of Sending Your Kid to Kindergarten
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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23. What the Birth Order Guy Wants Your Kids to Know
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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22. The Halfway Point in Parenting: 4 Meaningful Questions
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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21. This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things (Be Honest...Your Minivan is a Disaster)
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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20. Youth Sports + Parents + Coaching
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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19. Pick Up Your Stuff! (or don't)
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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18. Taking Your Kids in Public is So Easy and Always Goes Well
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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17. You See What You Want to See
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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16. Birth Order: Applying for Colleges and Water Balloon Fights + Significant Parenting Moments
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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15. Parenting in the Summertime ☀️ + TJ's Youngest Child's Vibes
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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14. Quality Time vs. Family Time + Birth Order w/Twins + School Paper Piles + Sports
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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13. Q&A: Our Jobs + Sharing the Parenting Load + Managing Screen Time + Helping Kids Talk Through Conflict
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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12. Fortnite + Saying "No" + Chores + When Your Kids Fight
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May 26, 2021 |
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11. Birth Order Tales + Why You Need a Staycation
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May 19, 2021 |
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10. I Wonder How Other Parents _________.
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May 12, 2021 |
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9. The Funny Thing About Marriage (Part Two): 8 Ways to Show Love & Respect ❣️
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May 05, 2021 |
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8. The Funny Thing About Marriage: 8 Ways to Show Love & Respect 💘 (Part One)
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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7. The Funny Thing About TV Show Families 📺 — TJ's Top 10!!
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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6. The Funny Thing About Parenting Your ✨Youngest Child✨
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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5. The Funny Thing About Parenting Your ✨Middle Child✨
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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4. The Funny Thing About Parenting Your ✨Firstborn Child✨
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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3. The Funny Thing About Bedtime + Holes in the Wall
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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2. The Funny Thing About Donuts + Danger Zones
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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1. The Funny Thing About Birth Order
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Mar 10, 2021 |